Procurement Manager

Salary: £38,400 – £56,400 per year

SF Recruitment are supporting a well known University in the West Midlands to recruit a Procurement Manager.

The role is Full Time, Permanent, Hybrid, Paying £32 – £47,000, 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Main Duties:-

To support the University’s procurement function in the provision of an efficient and responsive service, in relation to project and commodity based procurement.

– Manage a defined portfolio of spend. Undertake procurement strategies to deliver best value contracts and continuous improvement solutions which result in value for money, savings and contribute to the University’s Procurement Strategy.

– Work closely with stakeholders to review current supply chain solutions and implement optimum procurement arrangements taking account of operational contexts, regulatory or funder compliance and applicable funder deadlines.

– Support non-procurement staff to obtain value for money through support and training. Support the dissemination of best procurement practices across the University

The successful candidate will have the following:-

– Good standard of education, particularly Mathematics and English.

– Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

– Full MCIPS (level 6) or ideally working towards.
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– Demonstrable experience within a procurement environment, with an established record of delivering procurement strategies, managing spend up to circa £10M and realising savings in line with targets.

– Leadership: Able to manage cross functional teams and meetings largely at an operational level.

– Strategy Development: Able to develop and implement routine category / capital project plans to strict budgets, savings targets, timescales and KPIs.

– Relationship Management

– Category and Supply Chain Management: Understanding and application of Category and Supply Chain Management and procurement best practice across dedicated category areas.

– Change Management: Able to identify opportunities for improvements with category areas. Able to plan and implement change projects as directed by senior colleagues.

– Negotiation (Including legal and financial risk management)

– Procurement Processes: Able to deliver effective & auditable procurement, compliant with regulatory requirements.

– Market Knowledge and Options Analysis: Developing commercial acumen, understanding of market dynamics and cost drivers.

– Systems Capability: Understanding of P2P and wider procurement and corporate systems.

– Communication: Effective and confident communicator across a variety of internal and external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority, both written and face to face.

– Organisation, Attention to Detail and Results Focus

– Strong organisation, planning & prioritisation skills, ability to adapt & be flexible. Strong numerical & written attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure to strict timescales.